Sailorgirl-aussie
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Ive sailed crewed dinghies for years but only sailed single handers twice.
On my second ever sail in the laser i had a bit of a scare.
Now im feeling quite apprehensive about sailing again in case it happens again.
Any tips for getting over that?
It was before the start, but the start boat was on station & all rescue boats were on the water. I capsized & in the process i hurt my shoulder (its an old injury that still occasionally gives me trouble).
Because I had hurt my shoulder, i was unable to pull myself onto the centreboard. So I attempted to right the boat multiple times by holding onto the centreboard & pushing my feet against the hull but it didn't work
No rescue boats responded for about 15 minutes & in that time i was drifting further & further away from the fleet. I was also finding it hard to hold onto the boat because it was so slippery & it kept getting away from me & i had to swim after it (the waves had chopped up a bit so it was moving pretty fast on its side).
EVENTUALLY one of the club rescue boats responded & had to right the boat for me as by then i was completely exhausted.
Im just a bit freaked out about no-one responding if i get into difficulties again & its making me pretty apprehensive about sailing again.
Im not sure what to do or how to get past that.
On my second ever sail in the laser i had a bit of a scare.
Now im feeling quite apprehensive about sailing again in case it happens again.
Any tips for getting over that?
It was before the start, but the start boat was on station & all rescue boats were on the water. I capsized & in the process i hurt my shoulder (its an old injury that still occasionally gives me trouble).
Because I had hurt my shoulder, i was unable to pull myself onto the centreboard. So I attempted to right the boat multiple times by holding onto the centreboard & pushing my feet against the hull but it didn't work
No rescue boats responded for about 15 minutes & in that time i was drifting further & further away from the fleet. I was also finding it hard to hold onto the boat because it was so slippery & it kept getting away from me & i had to swim after it (the waves had chopped up a bit so it was moving pretty fast on its side).
EVENTUALLY one of the club rescue boats responded & had to right the boat for me as by then i was completely exhausted.
Im just a bit freaked out about no-one responding if i get into difficulties again & its making me pretty apprehensive about sailing again.
Im not sure what to do or how to get past that.